Easter Message of
HIS EXCELLENCY DR. MOHAMED IRFAAN ALI
President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING
To every citizen of our mighty nation, whether you are here in Guyana or abroad, l extend greetings for a radiant and joyful Easter! May this sacred dawn fill your cup to overflowing, and may your homes dance with the light of heavens own gladness.
For it is written, and it shall ever stand: “Weeping may endure for a night, but јоу cometh in the morning.” (Psalm 30.5)
How disconsolate it must have been for the followers of Jesus on that first Good Friday night when the sun hid her face, when the earth trembled, and hope herself was laid in a borrowed tomb.
But Easter brought its own glory.
Before the first bird chirped, before the dew had dried, the stone was rolled away. Christ arose! Like a golden torrent, joy came rushing in. That empty grave is the eternal womb of our rejoicing.
Easter is the very heartbeat of the Christian faith. Take away the Cross, and you have no story; take away the Resurrection, and you have only an empty grave. But because Не lives – oh, because Не lives! – fear is but a shadow, death a door, and sorrow a passing guest.
Easter is no fleeting happiness. Easter is joy as deep as the ocean, as ancient as the stars, and stronger than the grave.
And how fitting, then, that the extended Easter weekend finds us here, in this blessed season of our calendar. Across our country, the heavens themselves take wing with kites of every colour leaping into the skies, pulling our eyes and hopes heavenward. In Bartica, the shoreline thunders with the Regatta. In the rustic Rupununi, the Rodeo becomes a carnival of cheer, courage, and cowboys. Across our coastland, families gather for picnics in open spaces and a along our sun-kissed beaches. On the Corentyne, horse racing becomes a spectacle of speed, pride and excitement. And the people, young and old, turn to one another with faces bright as morning, and the air fills with a chorus of gladness: “Happy Easter! Happy Easter!”
Yet in all our festivities, let us not forget the central message of this day. Easter heralds the triumph over sin and death. It is a season of Hope.
Whatever night you have walked through loss, loneliness or longing, lift up your eyes on this glorious day. Joy is not a memory. It is a morning. And that morning has already dawned.
Rejoice, Guyana! The tomb is empty. He lives. Joy cometh, and it is here to stay.
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